Turn 1: Birth
Adwen feebly scratches the shell of her egg. Hunger and instinct urge her to taste the air of the world outside, however her frail figure lacks the strength required to escape. She spends a few minutes trying to break the egg and just as she is about to lose hope, the entire top half of the egg shatters. Unbeknownst to her, it was the hatchling's mother, Lady Anwen, that broke the shell.
The first sight that greets Adwen as soon as her eyes adjust to the world outside is her mother standing before the exit of a cave.
"My dear child," she speaks "I was afraid that you would not survive. I am so happy..."
Despite not being able to make the same sounds as her mother, Adwen knows the meaning of her words. The language of dragons is instinctual - it is learned not through experience or knowledge, but through one's heart.
Anwen turns around and peeks through the entrance of the cave, into the blue skies outside.
"I know you're hungry, child. Don't worry, father will be back soon. Wait just a little."
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 20
Strength 20
Intelligence 60
Charisma 80
Reputation 150
Breath: Mana, ready
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
Aerutilus awakens. For the first time ever, his eyes get accustomed to the rays of the sun. Unbeknownst to him, the hatchling's egg was broken as it fell out of a carriage during a fight between some "heroes" and a band of bandits. Aerutilus was lucky. When the shell of his egg broke, he could have died. Instead, he just lost consciousness for a few hours.
Right now the hatchling finds himself near a road in the middle of a forest. Lost, confused, hungry.
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 110
Strength 50
Intelligence 30
Charisma 60
Reputation -100
Breath: Red Electrical, ready
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
A sudden feeling of hunger awakens Aodhfin from his slumber. The basic instinct of survival would not let the dragon remain idle. He must find nourishment. But for that, he must firstly break free from the boundaries of his egg. With a sudden surge of newfound strength, the young dragon extends all it's limbs and cracks the shell that separated him from the outside world.
The first sensations - the warmth of the morning sun and the chill of the northern winds - come as a great, somewhat intimidating surprise. However the hatchling's instincts urged him to step outside his egg and acquaint himself with his surroundings.
The place where Aodhfin was born was a nest on the top of a huge tower. Surrounding it is a huge human city, the size of which makes it look as if the entire world, from one horizon to the other, was made up only from gray residential districts and colorful markets. Of course, the hatchling doesn't yet know what a "city" is. To the dragon, everything surrounding him is just one great mystery.
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 40
Strength 40
Intelligence 90
Charisma 60
Reputation 0
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
Argleglurf is awakened by a loud cracking noise. Frightened by the unfamiliar, painful sensation, the dragon flails wildly, smashing the shell of his egg with surprisingly energetic blows.
His new surroundings are as dark as the inside of his egg, but the veil of blackness is torn by a couple of mysterious lights. The first light, a smudge of amber in the distance, is the warm radiance of the sun, illuminating the entrance of the cave that the hatchling is in. The second light, this one of a different - artificial nature, is the orange brightness of a campfire.
After a few minutes, the hatchling's eyes become more accustomed to the darkness of the cave. He can now see the brown earthen walls surrounding him, as well as many roots of various trees coming out of the ceiling.
With echoing steps, a silhouette slowly creeps towards the dragon. With an excited celebratory shout, the unfamiliar figure greets the newborn into the world of the living. The sound is not painful.
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 100
Strength 50
Intelligence 70
Charisma 30
Reputation -50
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
Darktail awakens from his sleep. A sudden desire to break free awakens inside the dragon, and with a few surprisingly powerful blows, he shatters the shell and steps outside.
At first, the light is burning and dizzying, but the pain goes away soon. The hatchling takes a few steps forward while looking around, trying to learn more about his surroundings. Suddenly, the dragon feels as if the ground had disappeared under his front paw. Darktail realizes that he almost fell from the huge spire of rock on which his nest was.
Approaching the edge a bit more cautiously, the young dragon looks around once again. The spire is as black as obsidian. Around it are many gray mountains, but not one can compare in height to the dark spire. The entire area is covered in ruins. In the distance is a mysterious dark castle. In the other side, one can see a forest.
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 110
Strength 50
Intelligence 30
Charisma 60
Reputation -100
Breath: Force, ready
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
Tabella opens her eyes. The world around her is dark and silent. Awakened by hunger for air, she claws the hard shell around her with wild, instinctual movements.
With a loud cracking noise, a part of the egg breaks open, acquainting the dragon with the rays of the morning sun. At first, the light only brings harm, forcing the hatchling to yelp in pain and close her eyes. However, instinct urges her to leave the safety of the shell. This is but the first step she must overcome in the fight for survival.
With clumsy, unpracticed steps, the dragon overcomes the challenge of her own weakness and greets the world outside. What she experiences then is an overwhelming wave of unfamiliar senses. The still somewhat painful golden rays of the sun, the green leaves of the oaks surrounding her, the pale pink flowers of the dog rose bushes and an uncountable amount of various flowers all blur into a wild display of color. The smell of wild berries, the subtle scent of morning dew, the sound of singing birds and the quiet rustling of pine trees are all amazing new discoveries...
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 40
Strength 20
Intelligence 50
Charisma 70
Reputation 200
Breath: Healing, ready
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
Ushinata Hi awakens. The awakening is a rude one - suddenly the egg was broken by some outside force. A crack, a surge of burning radiance and suddenly the hatchling finds himself in the hands of some unfamiliar creature. The young dragon lets out a yelp of protest, but the creature, a human, only lets out a hearty laugh.
"By the divines! An' 'ey said that I couldn't ever do this! 'Ose the fool now!?"
The hatchling doesn't understand the human's words. In all it's confusion and fear, the dragon finds himself unable to do anything other than stare at the creature in bewilderment.
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 80
Strength 30
Intelligence 90
Charisma 10
Reputation -100
Breath: Force, ready
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
Violetchiller wakes up. A new painful sensation, the feeling of hunger, encourages the dragon to take action for the very first time. With a few weak, but determined blows she breaks the shell of the egg that contains her and peeks out through the crack.
Firstly, all is black, much like it was inside the egg. Slowly, the hatchling's eyes adjust to the darkness. She is deep inside a cave, with no light visible. The cavern is huge. The roof is adorned with many stalactites, sharp as the fangs of a wolf and the floor is covered with moss and some subterranean mushrooms. One side of the cave is flooded. The body of water can be compared in size to a small lake. On the other side is a huge hoard of golden coins, books and various trinkets. On this pile of fortunes sleeps a dragon with scales the color of cobalt. Near her are three unhatched eggs.
Status: Healthy, energetic, slightly hungry
Combat prowess 80
Strength 30
Intelligence 120
Charisma 10
Reputation -100
Known spells:
-None.
Known languages:
-Dragon (innate)
GM notes:
-During hatchling stage, stats both have the least effect on your actions and are the easiest to improve. That's why it's recommended to focus on practicing various skills and improving stats.
-I may have mixed up some stats. It would be nice if you double checked.
-Remember that you are all hatchlings. You can't talk or read yet, you don't have a sense of morality. Also try to act like a dragon with your character's intelligence and charisma would act.
Yes, some turns obviously have more effort put into them than others. You can force yourself to do something on time, but you can't force yourself to do something on time really well when you would actually prefer to play some LoL instead. And yes, my vocabulary is too limited to write eight turns without repeating the same phrases. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
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Topic: Dragon RTD Rawr: Turn 1: Birth (Read 5986 times)